20010724024969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727227 · Denver, CO · July 24, 2001

Date: July 24, 2001 · 18:25 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Denver International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AMTA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N766AT
Reported as: Boeing 727227
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D17
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,074 total165 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Crew had delayed departure for 1+30 hours as severe thunderstorms moved through the dia airport. Aircraft finally departed on runway 17 with winds reported at 110/18 gust 31. Crew noted that the tailskid light remained illuminated after takeoff. Crew was notified by aft flight attendant of a strange noise on takeoff. Crew then elected to return and land at dia. The missing tailskid shoe and aft airstair skin damage was found at that time. The company management personnel reported that they interviewed the crew and reviewed proper severe weather techniques with the crew.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CREW HAD DELAYED DEPARTURE FOR 1+30 HOURS AS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH THE DIA AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT FINALLY DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 17 WITH WINDS REPORTED AT 110/18 GUST 31. CREW NOTED THAT THE TAILSKID LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. CREW WAS NOTIFIED BY AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT OF A STRANGE NOISE ON TAKEOFF. CREW THEN ELECTED TO RETURN AND LAND AT DIA. THE MISSING TAILSKID SHOE AND AFT AIRSTAIR SKIN DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT THAT TIME. THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THEY INTERVIEWED THE CREW AND REVIEWED PROPER SEVERE WEATHER TECHNIQUES WITH THE CREW.